Question 1

Although the French government had been ruled by one committee or another since the revolution began in 1789,this came to an end in 1799 when Napoleon Bonaparte assumed the title of:

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A)   caesar.
B)   temporary consul.
C)   emperor.
D)   kaiser.
E)   first consul.F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 2

What worldwide effects did the Haitian Revolution have?

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Question 3

The most notable action of the "October Days" in 1789 was:

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A)   the march on Versailles by the women of Paris.
B)   the revolt of the army, which caused the king to abdicate.
C)   the seizure of power by Napoleon Bonaparte.
D)   the publication of the French National Constitution.
E)   the abdication of the king in favor of his son.F) None of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 4

The lists of grievances drawn up by the delegates of the three Estates were called:

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A)   the Cahiers des doléances.
B)   the Enrages.
C)   the Assignats.
D)   the Levée en masse.
E)   the Sans-culottes.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 5

Louis XVI was condemned to death not by a unanimous vote,but by a very narrow margin in the Assembly.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

"French Revolution" refers to:

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A)   a complex series of events from 1789 to 1799.
B)   the series of French upheavals between 1789 and 1871.
C)   the events that took place from 1789 to 1815.
D)   the radical changes Napoleon made in the French legal system after 1800.
E)   the three stages of rebellion in France in 1789, 1830, and 1848.F) All of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 7

One of the most important discoveries made in Napoleon's excursion to Egypt was the Rosetta Stone.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In the French revolutionary calendar,September 22,1792,marked:

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A)   the execution of Louis XVI.
B)   the birth of the republic.
C)   the trial of Louis XVI.
D)   the Festival of Reason.
E)   the end of the "Terror."F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 9

By the time of the French Revolution,the line between noble and non-noble was quite blurred due to many families purchasing their titles.A good example of this change in the aristocracy is the family of a maverick noble:

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A)   Baron de Montesquieu.
B)   Marquis de Lafayette.
C)   Viscount Louis de Capet.
D)   Comte de Mirabeau.
E)   Baron Louis du Bourbon.F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

The event that marked the beginning of the French Revolution was:

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A)   the September Massacre.
B)   the passage of the Constitution of 1791.
C)   the Oath of the Tennis Court.
D)   the drafting of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen.
E)   the execution of Louis XVI.F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

England was the most densely populated country in Europe by the close of the eighteenth century.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In December 1804,Napoleon crowned himself Emperor Napoleon I in Notre Dame in Paris.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In the second stage of the French Revolution,the Terror,between 25,000 and 30,000 French were executed; the vast majority of these were members of:

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A)   the aristocracy.
B)   the clergy.
C)   the peasantry.
D)   the foreign diplomatic corps.
E)   the bourgeoisie.F) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 14

The war fought in Spain was significant because:

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A)   it proved once and for all the invincibility of Napoleon's battlefield tactics.
B)   it indicated that Napoleon could be defeated on the battlefield.
C)   it finally allowed Spain and Portugal to be reunified into a single country.
D)   it was the means to forge the Fourth Coalition to finally defeat Napoleon.
E)   it showed the superiority of French rifles and artillery over that of the Spanish.F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 15

Which of the following was a member of the French Committee of Public Safety?

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A)   Thomas Paine
B)   Charlotte Corday
C)   Samuel Adams
D)   Georges Danton
E)   Paul La FayetteF) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 16

In 1789,Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates-General,which had not met since 1614,because:

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A)   Marie Antoinette wanted to throw a ball for the entire country to attend.
B)   France faced severe economic hardship and financial chaos.
C)   he decided to democratize France and believed a popular legislature was needed.
D)   a surplus in the country's treasury needed to be disbursed equitably.
E)   he needed a vote of the assembly to authorize supporting the United States in its revolution.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

In 1799,Napoleon assumed the title Pater Patrae and governed in the name of the republic.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In what ways did Napoleon's state mark the transition from absolute government to the modern state?

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Question 19

The French financial system was brought to the brink of collapse because of Louis XVI's support of:

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A)   his many mistresses and their large, extended families.
B)   a free market economy urged by his finance minister and based on Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations.
C)   the English colonists in North America in their war of independence from Great Britain.
D)   the parliaments in their struggle for power against the central, national government.
E)   all of theseF) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 20

Louis XVI wanted to better the lot of the French people by enacting reforms.Unfortunately,his plans were not completely successful.Among the improvements that he failed to enact was:

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A)   abolishing torture.
B)   revamping the administrative system.
C)   shifting the tax burden from the poor to the rich.
D)   restructuring the tax system.
E)   all of theseF) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Exam 18: The French Revolution

"French Revolution" refers to:

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The lists of grievances drawn up by the delegates of the three Estates were called:

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Louis XVI wanted to better the lot of the French people by enacting reforms.Unfortunately,his plans were not completely successful.Among the improvements that he failed to enact was:

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In 1799,Napoleon assumed the title Pater Patrae and governed in the name of the republic.

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Which of the following was a member of the French Committee of Public Safety?

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In the French revolutionary calendar,September 22,1792,marked:

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Louis XVI was condemned to death not by a unanimous vote,but by a very narrow margin in the Assembly.

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In the second stage of the French Revolution,the Terror,between 25,000 and 30,000 French were executed; the vast majority of these were members of:

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Although the French government had been ruled by one committee or another since the revolution began in 1789,this came to an end in 1799 when Napoleon Bonaparte assumed the title of:

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One of the most important discoveries made in Napoleon's excursion to Egypt was the Rosetta Stone.

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What worldwide effects did the Haitian Revolution have?

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The war fought in Spain was significant because:

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England was the most densely populated country in Europe by the close of the eighteenth century.

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In what ways did Napoleon's state mark the transition from absolute government to the modern state?

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In December 1804,Napoleon crowned himself Emperor Napoleon I in Notre Dame in Paris.

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The French financial system was brought to the brink of collapse because of Louis XVI's support of:

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The event that marked the beginning of the French Revolution was:

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In 1789,Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates-General,which had not met since 1614,because:

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By the time of the French Revolution,the line between noble and non-noble was quite blurred due to many families purchasing their titles.A good example of this change in the aristocracy is the family of a maverick noble:

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The most notable action of the "October Days" in 1789 was:

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